Brief Life History of Barbara
When Barbara Tafoya was born about 1714, in Santa Fe, Nuevo México, New Spain, her father, Antonio de Tafoya Altamirano, was 43 and her mother, Maria Luisa Villavicencio y Godines, was 36. She married Miguel Tenorio de Alba y Corona on 11 May 1732, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 23 January 1803, in New Spain, at the age of 90, and was buried in Santa Fe, Nuevo México, New Spain.
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- Barbara Tafolla, "New Mexico, Marriages, 1751-1918"
- Barbara Tafaya in entry for Joachin Thenorio, "New Mexico, Births and Christenings, 1726-1918"
- Barbara Tafoya in entry for Juana Nepomucena Thenorio, "New Mexico, Births and Christenings, 1726-1918"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Juan, Rafael, Alfredo, Arturo, Carlos, Eloy, Ramona, Alfonso, Florentino, Jesus.
Hispanic (Mexico): variant of Tafolla . In the US, this surname is also found among Native Americans (Pueblos) in NM.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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